Sentences with phrase «high euthanasia rate due»

Philadelphia shelters have a very high euthanasia rate due to overcrowding — during spring / summer, about 70 % of surrendered cats and kittens never leave the shelter, including pets surrendered by former owners.

The CanINE Express Transport Project humanely transports shelter dogs from south central Indiana — areas with extreme pet overpopulation and high euthanasia rates due to kennel overcrowding — to shelters in areas in our country where there is a need for well - socialized, healthy dogs.

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These discriminatory laws, however, continue to plague the breed leading to extremely high euthanasia rates across the U.S. Thousands of family pets have been euthanized due to BSL; today, there are at least 700 cities that have passed some level of BSL.

Reasons for the downturn in euthanasia rates is likely due to better animal recovery because of microchip technology, fewer animals being surrendered, as well as higher overall adoption rates.